COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONNight gathers and it’s time to announce the newest beer in the Game of Thrones series. Take the Black Stout is named for the oath taken by those who stand the Night’s Watch at the Wall, defending Westeros against northern.

Take the Black Stout is a 7% beer, brewed with base, caramel, chocolate and roasted barley malts. Hopping includes Northern Brewer and Columbus; spices are licorice root and star anise. Hue is black with full tan head. Aromas include chocolate, caramel, and earthy hops, light roastiness, a touch of fruitiness. Tastes include chocolate, coffee, rich malts, and balanced roastiness. Clean hop bitterness joins with slight woody character and spiciness; the finish offers sweet malt character leading to spicy, earthy, hop bitterness.

"Started off season 3 DVD with this bad boy. Big notes of anise and licorice, roasted malt, coffee. chocolate. Darker than expected, but a little too high on te carbonation (as expected). A little swirling tames it a little bit but the body is the only slight fault in this solid take on a Belgian stout. Well done!"

Poured opaque black with a 2-finger dark tan head. Aroma of dark-roasted coffee with a note of anise beneath. Thick and full-bodied, with an oily note to the finish. Flavor of coffee with a note of anise that appears at the back. A caramel note shows as it warms, along with a lightly bitter hop note.

(bottle - corked & caged 750 ml) Dark brown pour with a thick tan head. Big malt and coffee aroma. Lots of roasted malts with some very bittersweet chocolate under it. Flavor is roasty and bitter at the start with some light mocha notes coming up near the end. Bitter and lingering coffee finish.

Bottle 750 ml. Bought at Redstone Liquor (Stoneham MA). Bought this beer more than six months ago. Pours black with creamy beige head. Aroma is of chocolate, coffee, vanilla, hops, and malt. Taste is on the same level but features some hints of anise. Creamy texture. Strong stout, but not too heavy.

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